[1] Axyris amaranthoides is an annual monoecious (has both the male and female flowers in the same individual) plant.

The upper leaves are narrowly lance-like to egg shaped, and attached directly to the stems or branches without petioles.

A single leaf is present at each node along the stem, forming an ascending spiral pattern (alternate arrangement; see phyllotaxis).

It spread in several provinces in Canada, including British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Québec, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

[1] The conservation status of A. amaranthoides is not listed in Canada or the United States, probably because it is an invasive species and the two countries have programs in place to control its spread.